Knitting?   After the success of this jumper  I thought I’d try another pattern.  The first one was done with double knitting yarn but this...

Yes today is a global warning - not warming.   I will be putting out several ‘warnings’ over the next week or so.  They will be about the s...

Well here he is in all his - well, I could say 'glory' but not sure that's the right phrase!!!   It's amazing what you can...

Now you’ll have seen my origina penguin on my website and he’s been there for a few years alongside a beaver.  Last year I was playing wit...

A week or so ago I’d settled down for the afternoon and was getting on well with my knitting when my two friends from ‘round the corner’ t...

This is for the other little girl I mentioned yesterday.   I have suddenly realised that my stash of bookmarks is sadly depleted.  I try t...

Nothing whatever to do with Christmas or anything like that.   I've got two little girls (10 and 7) living opposite me.  They are trul...

I had this lovely message last week from Julie.  Cheered me up no end while the snow was - well, snowing. "Love your patterns. I made t...

I haven't looked at this pattern for YEARS.  In fact I'd completely forgotten about it until Marie asked for permission to use it ...

It's only taken a year to get these down on paper - well, cyberpaper.   If it hadn't have been for Sue you wouldn't have them no...

Remember this?   Well I carried on until my circular needles were almost full and I was BORED with it. What happened next?  Well I’d got a ...

Well it’s almost time to play the Tat It And See again.   I’ve got a new pattern which I’m going to start on Wednesday January 11th.   The i...

When I was at the Friday knitting group over a week ago I was wearing my snowflake earrings.  Julie (one of the ‘ladies who knit’) commen...

Today’s moan is a bit complicated and offers the reader a look into the psychology of my BC3 (my brain has only three cells - called brain c...

As I already have a red pair and a replacement white pair I thought it was time to make a green pair too!!! As I had the white thread out a...

Entirely my own fault.  I should remember that in the winter I HAVE to wear 'stoppers' on my earwigs.  Do I remember?  Of course I...

I don't think I ever got round to showing you the finished jumper I was knitting but here's a link to show you when it was 'almo...

I like knitting gloves as you probably know!!  Mad, crazy and any other adjectives you know may be applied to this addiction!!!   Well a sa...

To  continue my obsession with gloves I'm showing you this pair which were made out of the same ball as this pair!!!  Well there shoul...

This is a pair of gloves I made for my granddaughter.  She chose the yarn from Hobbycraft - I had a voucher from them for my birthday!!!  ...

Five more done and dusted.  I could bore you to DEATH if I showed you ALL the snowflakes I've made this past week or two so that's...

When you do things for free - whatever it is - you rarely get much feedback.  So I was delighted when Kay sent in this comment and her pic...

Last week I saw a video online from one of the designers who sells on Etsy.  I was a little concerned to see that the technique used had bee...

If you remember - back here I said I'd be looking at this snowflake again. After that initial 'foray' into extending it I came...

Are  you getting bored with seeing these ?  Well I am!!!  Also getting a bit bored with making them but I still haven't made a big den...

Well I really ought to get a life but I really enjoy making these little snowflakes as giveaways.  Also I've got a LOT of bugle bead...

Now today's moan is about a statement I’ve seen many, many times over the past years and only since the 1970’s when needle tatting arr...

I went to a party last Saturday and it was a fantastic evening.  The host and ‘birthday boy’ was celebrating his 80th birthday and he did ...

I’ve decided that one of my favourite little Christmas giveaway designs could do with a slight re-vamp so I’ve started playing with it aga...

Finally, finally it’s finished and I’m happy with it too. Here’s the link to the pattern

Well I finished the top which became a sweater and so I needed a new knitting project.   For my birthday a couple of weeks ago Hobbycraft s...

I ‘think’ I’m getting there with this design. If you remember from this post  I was concerned that the darn thing wasn’t lying exactly as I...

Well here's another snowflake following on from this one !!! Again I'm getting the twist in the arms but I think the next version w...

Well here it is - round 7.  To say I’ve enjoyed it is an understatement.  If anybody knows Erika Tsshiro would you tell her that it’s an a...

Now do you remember this little snowflake thing that I designed many years ago?  Well it grew shortly after into it's 'big brother&...

I’ve finally finished my top.   This is the pattern I used . Now those with good eyesight will notice that there’s a big difference between ...

I have a friend who’s going through a bit of a bad patch.  It’s always difficult to know what to give somebody to cheer them up so this is...

I had bad news last week as my lovely dentist (Sally) told me she was leaving to go to another job.  I'm really sad about this as not ...

Another round of Erika Tashiro’s lovely Tatted Garland.  BUT I need to tell you that this is definitely round 6.  Last time I told you a l...